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Pao de Queijo (Brazilian Cheese Bread)

Name: Pao de Queijo (Brazilian Cheese Bread)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Brazil
Ingredients: tapioca flour 300 g; milk 250 ml; vegetable oil 80 ml; eggs 2 pieces; grated queijo minas 150 g; fine salt 4 g

Chewy gluten-free cheese puffs made with tapioca flour.

40 minutes · 8 servings · Easy

The charm of pão de queijo is that it is gluten-free without trying to imitate wheat bread, so it pulls and stretches like a chew rather than crumbling. Tapioca flour gives the slight stickiness and the pale colour. They are best within hours of baking, and a baker will tell you plainly that a day-old one has stopped being what it was.

Ingredients

tapioca flour300 g
milk250 ml
vegetable oil80 ml
eggs2 pieces
grated queijo minas150 g
fine salt4 g

Directions

1
Blend milk, oil, eggs, salt and cheese 1 minute.
2
Add tapioca flour; pulse to a smooth batter 2 minutes.
3
Rest batter 10 minutes.
4
Scoop tablespoons onto a tray; bake at 180C for 20 minutes until puffed.
puffs are golden and puffed

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